Input Setup; Surround Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 230 Owner's Manual

To make this process as quick and easy as possible,
we suggest that you use the full-OSD system with the
on-screen menus, and step through each input. Once
you have completed the settings for the first input,
many settings may be duplicated for the remaining
inputs. It is also a good idea to set the configuration
data in the order these items are listed in the MAS-
TER MENU, as some settings require a specific
entry in a prior menu item. Remember that once the
settings are made for one input, they must be made
for all other input sources in your system.

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR 230 is to configure
each input. Once an input is selected, all settings for
the Digital Input, Surround Mode and Delay Timing will
"attach" themselves to that input and be stored in a
nonvolatile memory. This means that once made, the
selection of an input will automatically recall those set-
tings. For that reason, the procedures described below
must be repeated for each input source so that you
have the opportunity to customize each source to your
specific listening requirements. However, once made,
they need not be changed again unless you need to
alter a setting.
When using the full-OSD system to make the setup
adjustments, press the OSD Button v once so that
the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) appears. The
cursor will be next to the INPUT SETUP line.
Press the Set Button p to enter the menu and the
INPUT SETUP menu (Figure 2) will appear on
Buttons o until the
the screen. Press the /
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desired input name appears in the highlighted video,
as well as being indicated in the front-panel Input
Indicators ı. If the input will use the standard left/
right analog inputs, no further adjustment is needed.
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D I G I T A L I N : A N A L O G
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Figure 2
If you wish to associate one of the digital inputs with
the selected input source, press the ¤
on the remote while the INPUT SETUP menu
(Figure 2) is on the screen, and the on-screen cursor
will drop down to the DIGITAL IN line. Press
Buttons o until the name of the desired
the /
‹ ›
digital input appears. To return to the analog input,
press the buttons until the word ANALOG appears.
When the correct input source appears, press the
Button n once so that the
to BACK TO MASTER MENU, and press the
Set Button p.
To change the digital input at any time using the dis-
crete function buttons and the semi-OSD system,
press the Digital Select Button q on the remote.
Within five seconds, make your input selection using
Buttons n until the desired digital or
the /
⁄ ¤
analog input is shown in the Upper Display Line ˜
and in the lower line of the on-screen display. Press
the Set Button p to enter the new digital input
assignment.
When all needed adjustments have been made, press
Button n until the
the ¤
BACK TO MASTER MENU to continue with
the system configuration.

Surround Setup

The next step is to set the surround mode you wish
to use with the input that was previously selected in
the INPUT menu. Since surround modes are a
matter of personal taste, feel free to select any mode
you wish – you may change it later. However, to make
it easier to establish the initial parameters for the
AVR 230, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic II or
Logic 7 for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for
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inputs connected to digital sources. In the case of
inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or Tuner, you
may wish to set the mode to Stereo ("Surround off")
as they are not typically used with multichannel
program material, and it is unlikely that surround-
encoded material will be used. Alternatively, the Logic 7
Music mode is a good choice for stereo-only source
material. See page 26 for more information on avail-
able surround modes.
When selecting surround modes for digital program
material, the AVR 230 will always examine the data
stream and automatically select Dolby Digital or DTS
as applicable.
It is easiest to complete the surround setup using the
full-OSD on-screen menus. From the MASTER
MENU (Figure 1), press the
cursor is next to the SURROUND
until the
›
SELECT line. Press the Set Button p until the
SURROUND SELECT menu (Figure 3) is on
Button n
the screen.
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cursor appears next
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D O L B Y
D T S
L O G I C
D S P
V M A X
S T E R E O
B A C K
Figure 3
Each of the option lines on this menu (Figure 3)
selects the surround mode category, and within each
of those categories there will be a choice of the
specific mode options. The choice of modes will
vary according to the speaker configuration in your
system. When the SURR BACK line of the
cursor is next to
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SPEAKER SETUP menu (Figure 5) is set to
NONE the AVR 230 will be configured for 5.1-
channel operation, and only the modes appropriate to
a five-speaker system will appear. When the SURR
BACK line of the SPEAKER SETUP menu
(Figure 5) is set to SMALL or LARGE the
AVR 230 will be configured for 6.1/7.1-channel oper-
ation, and additional modes such as Dolby Digital EX
and DTS-ES will appear, as they are only available
when seven main speakers are present. In addition,
some of the modes available in the AVR 230 will
not appear unless a digital source is selected and is
playing the correct bitstream. Remember that when
you use only the AVR 230's internal amplifier and a
single, surround back speaker, you will get all the ben-
efits of a 6.1/7.1 system, but with only one speaker
installed at the back of the room. The mode indica-
tions will show 7.1 in some cases, but no additional
adjustment is needed for 6.1 operation.
To select the mode that will be used as the initial
default for an input, first press the
n until the on-screen cursor is next to the desired
mode's master category name, such as DOLBY,
DTS, DSP <SURR> or VMAX. Next, press
the Set Button p to view the sub-menu. Press the
Buttons o to scroll through the available
/
‹ ›
choices, and then press the
the cursor is next to BACK TO MASTER
MENU to continue the setup process.
Buttons n
/
⁄ ¤
The following few paragraphs detail the instructions
needed for modes with multiple choices.
On the DOLBY menu (Figure 4), choices include
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II-Music, Dolby Pro
Logic II-Movie, Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo.
The Dolby Digital EX mode is only available when the
system is set for 6.1/7.1 operation by configuring the
Surround Back speakers to "Small" or "Large" as
described on page 19. When a disc is playing that
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Button n so that
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